aspiration vs desire

aspiration

noun
  • The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of). 

  • The action of aspirating. 

  • A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants. 

desire

noun
  • The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something. 

  • Someone or something wished for. 

  • Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual. 

  • Motivation. 

verb
  • To require; to demand; to claim. 

  • To miss; to regret. 

  • To want emotionally or sexually. 

  • To want; to wish for earnestly. 

  • To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. 

  • To put a request to (someone); to entreat. 

How often have the words aspiration and desire occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )